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Newspaper

Dillon Examiner

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1940

Page

4

Dillon Couple wed in quiet Beaverhead ceremony

Miss Helen Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Anderson of Dillon and William F Koeneke of Dillon were married Sunday afternoon at the bride’s parents south of Dillon in a quiet ceremony. Rev Leonard Thompson officiated with attendants Miss Winifred Christensen and Don Noble. A wedding dinner followed. The bride a Beaverhead county high school graduate works at Stinson Beauty Shop. Koeneke a former North Dakota resident is employed at Stamm’s Jewelry. They will live in Dillon after a trip to North Dakota.

Helen Anderson Clarence Anderson Dillon William F. Koeneke Leonard Thompson Lutheran Church Beaverhead County Stinson Koeneke North Dakota Stamm

Marriage Unites Kathryn Madigan and Edmund Bacon

Miss Kathryn Madigan of Divide and Edmund R. Bacon of Wisdom wed at St. James Episcopal church with Rev. W G Lewis officiating. The couple, grandparents and family attended a reception at Trail cafe dining room before a honeymoon to Salt Lake City and San Francisco. They will reside in the Big Hole basin after returning.

Kathryn Madigan Divide Edmund R. Bacon Wisdom St. James Episcopal Church W. G. Lewis Raymond Fair Barbara Hancock Joseph Bacon Stephen Norton Myrtle Madigan Victor, Mont Montana State Normal College Frank L. Bacon Trail Cafe Salt Lake City San Francisco Big Hole Basin

Committees of Hostess Club Convene at Convention Dinner

Mrs Leonard Schulz and Mrs Wayne Roberts will entertain Dillon Country Club ladies at the clubhouse tonight at seven. The Methodist Ladies Aid Society to be entertained Thursday afternoon at the church parlors with associate hostesses. The Merry Mixers club met this afternoon at the home of Mrs Wilber Squires with Mrs Squires and Mrs Hiram Rodgers as committee hosts.

Leonard Schulz Wayne Roberts Dillon Country Club Methodist Ladies Aid Society Lula Shaw George French Ed Knox Merry Mixers Club Wilber Squires Squires Hiram Rodgers J. H. “Schwartz Inez Ratekin Department of Junior Women Philipsburg Club Anaconda’club H. W. Peterson Billings Women’s Field Army W.H. Farmer F. F. Bossuet Latter Day Saints T. W. Sargeant Anna Moser Hiram Brundage Dillon General Committee S. E. Davis J. E. Kelly F. D. Willis Rachel Smith T. Lee’ McCracken Evelyn Rimel

Local Montana press group elects officers at Bozeman meeting

Fred Ward publisher of the Meagher County News at White Sulphur Springs was elected president of the Southern Montana district of the Montana State Press association. O H P Shelley of Red Lodge was first vice president, Karl Martinson of Whitehall second vice president, L M Prill of Billings secretary treasurer, and John Lyman of Bozeman named fifth executive member.

Fred Ward Meagher ‘County News White Sulphur Springs Montana Montana State Press Association Bozeman O.H. P. Shelley Red Lodge Karl Martinson Whitehall L. M. Prill Billings John Lyman

First Presbyterian Church Service Schedule

Paris E Wells D D minister leads Sunday school at 9 45 and morning worship at 11 00 with communion and reception of new members on the program for the day.

Paris E. Wells D.D

Scarborough Optometrist to Exhibit at Andrus Hotel

H. H. Scarborough, optometrist from Salt Lake City, will be at the Andrus Hotel on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 18 and 19, to examine eyes and fit glasses. The notice notes eye issues can cause headaches and dizziness.

H. H. Scarborough Salt Lake City Andrus Hotel

Graduation Exercises Held With Music and Plays

Normal graduation ceremonies opened with the Little Symphony and glee club numbers and an invocation by Rev. W G Lewis. A college program featured two Christopher Morley one act plays directed by Miss Myrtle Savidge with casts including Dupuis Nelson Stinnett and Presbitero plus musical numbers by Don Wheat Martin and Whitney. Baccalaureate services Sunday saw President Sheldon E Davis deliver an address on Common Purposes with a male quartet and invocation by Rev Meeke. Candids list degrees and diplomas for Allen Curry Davis Evans Gibb Jacob Rebich Riordan Sparlin Tuoni Watts Whitney Wiles and Allen Davison Baird Beauchamp.

Little Symphony Orchestra Women’s Glee Club Helen L. Allen Vincent P. Curry Shelby Dorothy Anne Davis Dillon Frank A. Davison Richey Ann Margaret Evans Bozeman Robert W. Farmer Deer Lodge Helen M. Gibb Belton James Jacob Rebich Eugene Z. Riordan Butte Alberta

Montana Names In Gazette Listing

A long roster lists residents across multiple Montana towns including Anaconda Dillon Butte Helena Missoula and Great Falls. The compiled names cover numerous individuals with varied middle initials and surnames reflecting a broad local notice.

Dillon Elks Plan Annual Flag Rites

Dillon Elks organize their annual flag rites inviting public attendance. A house committee approved installing a neon sign for the Elks home on Bannack Street and listed committee members Kenneth Wheat Carl Anderson Ted McFadden Leonard Schulz and Dave Hier. Details of the program will be released soon.

Dr. Farmer Speaks on World War Strategy at Rotary

Dr. Farmer outlines Hitler plan for a Europe divided into a German led bloc with France kept separate and Mediterranean under Italian control. He argues smaller states become vassals and predicts American involvement unlikely on the continent. Rotary discusses a June picnic with Faye Erwin chairing and a committee appointed.

France Farmer Italy Mediterranean Germany Europe Hitler America United States Pres Frank Tyre Faye ‘Erwin

Annual Revue Presented by Local Dance Pupils

The program featured a vocal solo by Fred Wolfe with Berniece Sargeant as accompanist. Dorothy Schwartz played two accordion solos and Janet Christensen sang with Louise Boger as accompanist. Martha Opp Greene performed a violin obbligato and Howard Lyon sang. Several out of town guests enjoyed the revue.

Bers Fred Wolfe Berniece Sargeant Dorothy Schwartz Janet Christensen Louise Boger Martha Opp Greene Howard Lyon

Memorial Eve Services By Bea Verhead Post Observed

A large crowd attended Memorial Eve services conducted by Bea Verhead Post. Jay V. McCarthy, Memorial day committee chairman, led arrangements as a picked band played patriotic selections and Legion members decorated veterans' graves in the cemetery.

Beaverhead Post Jay V. McCarthy Legion

Dillon 18 Host 70 Women’s Federation Event With Details

The Dillon 18th district hosts the 70 women’s federation event led by Mrs C E Sime of Bozeman with prayers by Rev W G Lewis. Montana state flag presented by Mrs J H Morrow of Moore. Girl Scout salute by Dorothy Ann Davis. Welcome by Pres Sheldon E Davis and Miss Lucy Carson. response by Mrs Gladys E Heinrich Knowles.

C. E. Sime Bozeman W. G. Lewis Montana Federation J. H. Morrow Moore Girl Scouts Dorothy Ann Davis Pres. Sheldon .E. Davis The Normal College Lucy Carson Hostess Club Gladys E. Heinrich Knowles Anaconda Montana Products Dillon Shakespeare Club Dillon Merchants F. D. Willis Howard A. Johnson Montana Supreme Court Department of Fine Arts Vesta O. Robbins Robbins E. Sklower Knowles General Federation F. F. Bossuet Havre W. S. Higgins Butte Mussigbrod Department of the American Home Morrow W. H. Bunney Belfry Max Zimmerman Billings E. G. Free of Dillon T. F. Walker Great Falls Department of Public Welfare Henrietta Crockett Helena F. R. Cunningham Lewistown Department of International Relations Lincoln J. Atkins George M. Harris Thompson Falls Department of Education Ted Woodward Wisdom Beaverhead County Big Hole Basin A. F. Waldorf Hiram Brundage S. E. Davis Joyce Roberts

Softball Program Opens With Varying League Results

Dillon Junior Legion tops Butte 3-1 behind Alan Bradley three hit pitching with 10 strikeouts as Dillon scored in each inning. Butte’s lone run came on Driscoll’s homer. Carl Davis scored twice for Dillon, Don Smith once. In other games Gleed’s edged Eliel’s 8-7, Safeway beat Dillon Fire Dept 15-14, Winn’s crushed Pheasant 14-2, and Eliel’s topped Safeway 5-4. Gleed’s later beat Winn’s 18-3 to lead the standings. Wins loss records show Gleed’s 2-0, Winn’s 1-1, Safeway 1-1, Eliel’s 1-1, Pheasant 0-1, Fire Dept 0-2.

Dillon Junior Legion Butte Junior Legionnaires Alan Bradley Butte Driscoll Carl Davis Don Smith Dillon F. Davis Weger Walker Pederson Butte Battery Gleed’s Eliel Pheasant Ten Evan Burrell Burrell Davis Winn's Hignight Wright Pheasant John Combe Safeway Farrell Bayerd Larson Newton Winn’s Gleed Wave Eliel’s Fire Department

Illness of Many Months Proves Fatal in Dillon

The death of a longtime Dillon resident ends a life marked by family ties in Dillon and service in multiple orders. He leaves a widow, three sons John Lee and Harry in Navy service, a Denver brother Louis Schuler, four sisters in Dillon and Yakima, and a large bereaved circle. Services set for Grace Methodist Church with Dillon lodge No. 16 A F and A M officiating at Mountain View Cemetery.

Mildred Dillon John Lee Harry U. S. Navy Porto Rico Louis Schuler Denver Edgar Ferris Elizabeth Mickus Ed Cushing Robert Bidstrup Yakima Wash Dillon Lodge No A. F A. M Dillon Chapter Royal Arch Masons St. Elmo Knights ‘Templar Bagdad Temple Grace Methodist Church J. A. Meeke A.M Mountain View Cemetery

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